Colleges Near Essex
There are no colleges in Essex, but 53 are within 50 miles, enrolling 454,363 students combined.
The closest option is Community College of Baltimore County in Baltimore, 3.8 miles from Essex (about 5-6 minutes by car). Essex (pop. 39,262) is in Maryland.
Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore ranks #10 nationally. Baltimore City Community College in Baltimore has the lowest tuition at $3,314 per year.
Results are sorted by distance from Essex. Browse public and private 2-year and 4-year schools near Essex. For a more affordable start, see community colleges near Essex.
St. John's College
- Private 4 Year
- Annapolis, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 22 miles from Essex
St. John's is a private liberal arts college known for its required Great Books curriculum and seminar study of classic texts across disciplines. The historic campus sits in downtown Annapolis near the U.S. Naval Academy.
- SAT Range 1270-1440
- Avg GPA 3.81
- Acceptance Rate 55%
- Net Price $30,930
United States Naval Academy
- Public 4 Year
- Annapolis, Maryland
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 22 miles from Essex
Naval Academy is a highly selective federal service academy known for undergraduate engineering and oceanography. The historic campus sits on the Severn River in Annapolis.
- SAT Range 1210-1410
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.8
- Acceptance Rate 9%
- Net Price -
Howard Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Columbia, MD
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 24 miles from Essex
Howard Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The suburban campus sits in Columbia, a planned community between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,468
Bowie State University
- Public 4 Year
- Bowie, MD
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3.0 | 1 reviews
- 26 miles from Essex
Bowie State is a public HBCU known for undergraduate education and nursing. The suburban campus sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 796-1083
- Avg GPA 3.12
- Acceptance Rate 72%
- Net Price $17,287
Capitol Technology University
- Private 4 Year
- Laurel, MD
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- 28 miles from Essex
Capitol Technology is a private university known for undergraduate cybersecurity, engineering, and computer science. The suburban Laurel campus sits between Baltimore and Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.26
- Acceptance Rate 74%
- Net Price $21,863
Chesapeake College
- Public 2 Year
- Wye Mills, MD
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- 31 miles from Essex
Chesapeake College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and transfer programs in the arts and sciences. The rural campus sits in Wye Mills on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $5,930
Carroll Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Westminster, MD
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1.0 | 1 reviews
- 33 miles from Essex
Carroll Community College is a public community college offering associate degrees with strengths in nursing and business. The suburban campus sits in the town of Westminster in central Maryland.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $3,886
Cecil College
- Public 2 Year
- North East, MD
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- 35 miles from Essex
Cecil College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and business programs. The campus is in the small town of North East near the Chesapeake Bay.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $10,128
University of Maryland Global Campus
- Public 4 Year
- Adelphi, MD
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- 35 miles from Essex
UMGC is a public university known for online undergraduate programs serving adult and military students. Most students study remotely rather than on a traditional residential campus.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $19,241
University of Maryland College Park
- Public 4 Year
- College Park, MD
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4.8 | 6 reviews
- 34 miles from Essex
UMD is a large public university known for undergraduate computer science, engineering, and journalism. The College Park campus sits just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 1400-1530
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.84
- Acceptance Rate 45%
- Net Price $16,581
Prince George's Community College
- Public 2 Year
- Largo, MD
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- 35 miles from Essex
Prince George's Community College is a public community college known for undergraduate nursing and allied health programs. The suburban Largo campus serves mainly commuting students from Prince George's County.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $8,800
McDaniel College
- Private 4 Year
- Westminster, MD
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2.5 | 4 reviews
- 35 miles from Essex
McDaniel is a private liberal arts college known for undergraduate education and the sciences. Most students live on the residential campus in the college town of Westminster.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.64
- Acceptance Rate 78%
- Net Price $24,497
Washington Adventist University
- Private 4 Year
- Takoma Park, MD
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- 37 miles from Essex
Washington Adventist is a private Seventh-day Adventist university known for undergraduate nursing and health sciences. The small campus is in Takoma Park just outside Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range 860-1130
- Predicted Avg GPA 3.24
- Acceptance Rate 46%
- Net Price $18,154
The Catholic University of America
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 39 miles from Essex
Catholic University is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate architecture, theology, and music. The urban Brookland campus in Northeast Washington adjoins the Basilica of the National Shrine.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA 3.52
- Acceptance Rate 83%
- Net Price $32,705
Gallaudet University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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- 40 miles from Essex
Gallaudet is a private university designed for deaf and hard of hearing students, known for undergraduate deaf education, American Sign Language, and interpreting. Students communicate primarily in ASL on the urban Washington, D.C. campus.
- SAT Range 780-1022
- Avg GPA 3.3
- Acceptance Rate 58%
- Net Price $15,944
Howard University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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4.8 | 4 reviews
- 40 miles from Essex
Howard is a private historically Black university known for undergraduate communications, political science, and business. The urban campus sits in Washington's Shaw neighborhood.
- SAT Range 1090-1320
- Avg GPA 3.66
- Acceptance Rate 41%
- Net Price $33,368
Trinity Washington University
- Private 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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| 0 reviews
- 40 miles from Essex
Trinity Washington is a private Catholic university known for undergraduate nursing and education. Most traditional undergraduates are women on an urban campus in Northeast Washington, D.C.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $11,755
University of the District of Columbia
- Public 4 Year
- Washington, DC
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5.0 | 1 reviews
- 42 miles from Essex
UDC is a public historically Black university known for undergraduate business, education, and engineering. The urban campus is the District of Columbia's only public four-year university.
- SAT Range -
- Avg GPA NA
- Acceptance Rate 100%
- Net Price $12,895